Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landdeskog skates with the Stanley Cup during the celebration before the Avalanche’s season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landdeskog skates with the Stanley Cup during the celebration before the Avalanche’s season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The Colorado Avalanche team watches as their 2022 Stanley Cup Champions banner is raised to the rafters before their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) and right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) celebrate after Nichushkin scored against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) scores against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kurtis MacDermid (56) battles Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alec Regula (75) for the puck during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) stops a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) skates past Chicago Blackhawks center Andreas Athanasiou (89) during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Colorado Avalanche left wing Ben Meyers (59) battles Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) and Chicago Blackhawks left wing Jujhar Khaira (16) for the puck in front of the Blackhawks goal during the first period Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The Colorado Avalanche team watches as their 2022 Stanley Cup Champions banner is raised to the rafters before their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The Stanley Cup is moved to the ice as the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions celebration begins before the Colorado Avalanche’s season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Blink 182 lead singer Mark Hoppus leads the crowd through “All the Small Things” song that was the 2022 Avalanche theme song Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, during the Stanley Cup celebration before the Avalanche’s season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
